Canadian dies in Cuba
Posted February 28, 2013 10:43 pm.
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A Canadian died in Varadero, Cuba on Thursday, Foreign Affairs confirmed to 680News.
Foreign Affairs would only confirm the death but did not release a cause.
The identity of the tourist and province of origin have not been released. However, there are reports the victim is from Montreal.
680News learned of the story after Kirk Nesbitt, the vice-president of engineering at Rogers Radio, witnessed a drowning at the beach.
“There were quite a few people on the beach sunbathing but only one person in the water,” he said.
“Very shortly after we had arrived there, the [man] in the water started waving his arms and we could hear him yelling.”
“The lifeguards did realize he was in trouble. Three of them went running into the water to go after him and the waves were quite high.”
Canadian consular officials in Varadero are working with Cuban authorities, according to 680News reporter Cormac MacSweeney.
